Did God Create Me To Hate Me?

Feeling like the black sheep in a Christian family isn't just a personal struggle—it's a journey of self-discovery and faith that I, Jimmy James Johnson, know all too well. 

This episode is a heartfelt exploration of my unique path, where I grapple with the tension between individuality and family expectations. Through candid reflections, I share how embracing self-reliance and trusting in divine purpose has empowered me, even when misunderstood by others. My story is not just mine; it's a universal tale of the courage needed to chart one's own course, especially when life feels uncertain or overwhelming.

Join me as I tackle the broader challenges of self-improvement and transformation, drawing from my own experiences with health, career, and personal relationships. Let's talk about the reality of growth, the struggle for balance, and the importance of moving forward with confidence and without guilt.

As you listen, you'll find insights and guidance to help you navigate your own obstacles and embrace a life of empowerment. Engage with me through comments and explore additional resources at guiltfreefaith.com. Together, we can journey towards a more fulfilling and authentic life.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
I'm always creating stuff to make your life better
and more exciting and make youfeel more a part of the
Christian family, even when youaren't the ideal, even when
you're not the superstar, evenwhen you're the person that's
being critiqued or you're theblack sheep of the Christian

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family.
That's what I am.
I'm sure I'm one of the blacksheep of the Christian family.
That's what I am.
I'm sure I'm one of the blacksheep of the Christian family.
I've gone off in my owndirection, doing my own thing.
Not everybody would approve ofthat, but I'm trusting, I'm
believing God, that God wouldn'tcreate me to hate me.

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God knows where I'm coming from.
God knows my whole story andwhy this has happened or this
hasn't happened, whatever.
So I have to just rely on himtaking that all into account.
See, I can't rely on humans.
I can't rely on other people,with whatever their perspective

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or opinion or the pressurethey're under to say certain
things.
I can't give myself over tothat.
I had to make the universe andI just have to believe that, if

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love is involved in this and allthat, you love me for just
being me, because I can't beanybody else.
I can evolve and I can becomebetter like in certain ways.
But who in our who can say intheir life that they really
control everything?
I can tell you right now how Iknow that's not true.
It's because if you've everbeen to the self-help section in

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a bookstore, you will noticethat for one thing, it's a large
and abundant section, so peopleneed a lot of help.
It's a very popular section.
There's always new blockbusterscoming out, like we know some
famous people Tony Robbins andwe know there are people in all

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various aspects of self-help.
But what does everything inself-help come down to?
It comes down to self-help.
You have to play a role in thattransformation.
There's no book you can readthat will transform you.

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You read books that.
Then you engage in this processand hopefully it resonates with
you and it's kind of plantseeds in your mind and but all
these things are going to takeeffort, right, they're going to
be things.
Maybe you're going throughsomething else in that time in
your life and you can't reallydeal with this other thing.

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I can lay out a millionscenarios where people do not
have control over even the areasthey really want to improve in,
like they really want betterresults, but they are just
struggling.
And for me myself.
I've struggled with a lot ofthings over my life, like I've
struggled with health stuff.

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I've struggled with my weight.
I've struggled finding my waythrough the politics of the
workplace.
I've struggled having a healthy, balanced attitude towards work
or school so that I wouldn'tburn myself out and hurt my
health.
I've struggled working thingsout with my parents.

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I've struggled adapting tovarious stages of my life and
different things being forced onme.
But there's struggles and Iknow I'm not alone or special or
anything.
You have your struggles.
It's been great being here withyou.
If you would like some moreinformation on this topic and

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how to move through this moresmoothly in your life, how to be
empowered, how to not alwaysfeel left out or left behind or
guilty or impatient, you cancheck out the links below.
I have a link to some veryspecial material, a way that you
can hear from me and get someempowering insights devotionals.

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Otherwise, please comment.
I do respond to them personallyand I'll be glad to continue
this conversation with you.
This is Jimmy James Johnson,guiltfreefaithcom.
We'll talk next time, thanks.